Kisan Mitra Helpline services launched in Mancherial district

​Mancherial: District Collector R V Karnan launched the Kisan Mitra Helpline portal at a function held here on Thursday. 

The performance of the portal in Adilabad and Nizamabd district was successful, he said giving reasons for launching the same in Mancherial district. 

Using the helpline services, the morale of the farmers should be boosted when disappointed, he said. 
Agriculture officer at district level and Mandal Parishad Development Officer would officiate as nodal officers for the helpline service. 

He asked officials to strive to make Mancherial district is free from suicides by responding to the problems of farmers using the helpline service. 

The farmers should convey their problems to the helpline service using the toll-free number 1800 120 3244. The helpline service will remain operational daily from 8 am to 8 pm. 

Later, Karnan released a poster on dairy development scheme of the lead bank and also a poster on spurious seeds. 

Bellampalli sub-collector Rahul Raj, farmers coordination committee district convener M Guravaiah, District Agriculture officer Vinod Kumar, DRDA project officer Sankar and others took part in the programme.